No Hoad
Bypass Set
For County
Lane To Be Added
On No. 1 Between
Here And Aberdeen
tf. There are no plans for reloca
ting any portion cf U. S. iNo. 1
hignway in Ivloore County, For-
I'est Lockey of Aberdeen, eigntn -
division highway commissioner,
said this week.
Ihe commissioner made the
statement in reply to the question
whether there were plans to by
pass any Moore County towns in
the major improvement program
^ that has been planned for l\io. 1
highway througnout its length in
North Carolina.
Lockey also revealed that an
other lane will be added to the
three-lane highway that now runs
between Southern Pines and
Aberdeen. He said another lane
is “needed badly” as this stretch
of road handles over 5,000 ve
hicles every 24 hours. %
^ Bypasses around Henderson
and fcanford were proposed when
the over-all plans for No. 1 were
announced in Raleigh several
weeks ago and are being strongly
opposed within the towns. Moore
County and Sandhills residents
have been wondering if there
were any by-pass plans for South
ern Pines, Aberdeen or other
communities and there have been
some rumors that such bypasses
, were contemplated. Hockey’s
statement this week set these ru
mors at rest.
Commissioner Hockey’s state-
A TArTERED FLAG that flew over “Sandbag Castle ” a front
line fortified position in Korea, is held in this photo by Master
Sergeant Robert G. Woodall and his wife, Mrs. Octavia Woodall
tTe^fir/to h ° Woodall se^t’
month^ ^ wife last summer. He returned from Korea last
(Pilot Staff Photo)
General Arnold
Urges Interest
In Civil Defense
Head of Program In
Moore Counly Speaks
Ai Civic Club Meet
‘Sandbag Castle’
Flag Cherished
By Korean Vet
Inquest Rules
Fatal Shooting
Was Justifiable
Officers Exonerated
As Jury Says They
Fired In Defense
A coroner’s jury meeting at the i
courthome Monday night exon- j
erated Carthage Police Chief John I
W. Joyce tnd fctate highway Pa- j
trC'lman Johnnie A. Lowrimore in
the fatal shooting of James I
Worthy, 47, while they were at- j
tempting to arrest him Friday ^
afternoon, December 4. The jury i
ruled that the office,rs’ accio.i
constituted “justifiable iipmicide”
committed in pursuit of tiieir duty
and in defense of their liyes.
I The inquest was delayed'pend-
ing hospitalization of Patrolman
Lowrimore, whb W£s shot by
Worthy in the foot and sustained |
an operation Tuesday tor fracture '
of a metatarsal bone. Discharged
last Friday, Lowrimore appeared
with his foot bandaged.
Coroner Ralph G. Steed of Rcb-
bins presided at the inquest. The
jury was composed of C. M.
Speaking before a crowded
Civic Club audience, Monday
afternoon. General A. V. Arnold,
chief of Civil Defense for Moore
- -— -——J ... County, told the women that they
ments about No. 1 in Moore Coun- could be of vital help in the sys-
ty were made in an interview
with William B. Whitley, staff
writer cf The Durham Morning
Herald. Whitley’s story of the in
terview and an inspection trip in
the Sandhills continues, in‘part:
Unlike many towns on the
heavily traveled highway, how
ever, Southern Pines could avoid
a bypass. U. S 1 traffic is now
carried by May Street, a north-
south street several blocks east
of the business district. Ashe
Street which runs parallel to May,
could be used to carry part of the
traffic with only minor repairs.
Thus Southern Pines could offer
a system of one-way streets with
in the city limits as a substitution
for a bypass around the town. ,
Aberdeen is in as gocd or better
position than Southern Pines. U
S. 1 now lies one block west of
(Continued on Page 4)
A. L. McLeod In
Veterans’ Post
A. L. (Arch) McLeod of Car
thage was appointed Veterans
Service Officer for Moore County
at a special meeting of the board
of county commissioners Wednes
day. He succeeds Mrs. Catherine
Willcox Hume who resigned re
cently after holding the post for
several years. The officer, with
an office in the courthouse, is paid
by the county and gives free as
sistance and advice to any war
veteran on claims, insurance, hos
pitalization or other problem.
tern being set up for the defense
of the nation.
“Block leaders,” the General
said, “are the most important
(members of the Civil Defense
personnel. Women can be'block
leaders, too. . . if they have the
time.”
Whether the speaker meant to
imply that women have less time
on their hands than men is a moot
question, clearly taken in tlie af
firmative, however, by the wom
en audience, to judge by the ap-
pkuse.
General Arnold outlined the
devastation wrought by the va
rious types of atomic bombs, and
qucted scientists’
A Southern Pines soldier who
came home from Korea recently f groes.
with the Silver Star, for gallantry
in action; the commendation rib
bon with metal pendant for out-
stanting devotion to duty; and the
Purple Heart, with cluster, for
to'a^riiedrrfnf pounds-threatening anrabusFng
Master Sercr^nf Joyce and Lowrimore iired simul-
wSlt a'TIrmS pTateoopS '
who served in Korea with the ' " fa.al oullet.
224th regiment of the 4oTh Inf^! I ' ^Continued on Page ^
try Division, keeps the flag folded o, ^
in the approved manner and will otOrCS 10 otaV
no doubt treasure it for the re- *'
S Open Wednesday
in the saga of “Sandbag Castle,”
the closest UN regular front line'
terson, Eugene Stewart, W. B. session at Weymouth, the home of
Harris and Dave Ross, Mrs. James Boyd, will present a
of Carthage, and Ed Kennedy of Bach cantata, “For Unto Us A
Robbins. Harris and Ross are .Ne- j Child Is Born,” in the sanctuary
lof Brownson Memorial Presbyte-
Ihe evidence cf 10 witnesses! rian Church during the church’s
was corroborative in ail salient annual Christmas program to-
f£cts and presented the picture of night (Friday) at 8 o’clock The
a crazed giant of a man—-six- feet public is invited by the pastor the
Final Action On Sewer Charj|e To
Be Taken By Council December 22
Pro, Con Views
Expressed At
Public Hearing
After hearing opinions for and
against a proposed sewer service
charge in Southern Pines and
areas outside the town served by
(.he sewer system Tuesday night
the town council set a special
m.eeting at 3 p. m. Tuesday, De
cember 22 to consider adoption of
an ordinance that would put the
new system in effect.
ft is expected that the ordinance
j will be adopted. Quick action on
I if sought by the ccun-
j cii, so that the new system can go
into effect January with the
Xirst charge appearing on April 1
quarterly water bills.
If adopted, the new ordinance
Willi
Set a sewer service charge
, amounting to one-half of the
an(j’_. at'r bill of all property owners
Idadrigal Singers To Appear Here Tonight
'at- hereL^fntSnfjSrehtrl^ and',;at’r bill of all property owners
B. session at Weymouth the homrof “ the picture here, Itving in town and to the full
Will also sing Spanish Christmas c-f the water bill of oer-
carols and “Allelulia” by Randall ""ons living out of town who are
ihompson The group is directed'Connected with the town sewer
by James Cobb of Flora Macdon-j system. ^
aid College, Red Springs, who' is I Repeal a sewer rental chartro
shown in the photo, and draws its '$25 per year now iiS,2ed® nn
membership from throughout the, tnese oulof-tor uS cf
Sandhills. A Joy Gift offering mwn’s sewer sSm
inches ..II. w.i^i,;; » Rev. C. £ a.
—— — prop arty owner’s expense, of
meters to measure water used but
n.ac tiuocBi uin icguiar irout tine ‘ ® convenience for Christmas
position to the Communist Chin- j shoppers, local stores will stay
ese enemy—only about 25 yards Wednesday afternoon,
separated the U. S. and Chinese ' ^lost were open Wednesday
troops at this point which was in . afternoon of this week, as the
rocky mountain terrain.
P particular flsg that Ser-
those aieantic aspnt« nf ^ Woodall sent to hiswife last closings lor tne year of the Better
tion stfino be nfoduced^ Hp ® month j Business Bureau of the Chamber
h°s audienL a f l Sandbag Castle-the last of of Commerce,
his audience a picture of the dah- several flags that occunants of the
ger from bomhinp tn whinVi tnic ! . opanis or xne
shopping got into full swing, and
in accord with the calendar of
closings for the year of the Better
New Cardy Horses
Expeeted Arrive
Early In January
Mr. and Mrs. Vernon G. Cardy
of Mount Vernon Farm, Val
David, Province of Quebec, Can
ada, End Vernon Valley Farm,
Southern Pines^were to be in New
York City last week to meet the
S. S. Elysia arriving with Nem-
rod II and Kerkeb, the .two. horses
purchased by the Cardys from the
Aga Khan..
According to information re
ceived from Mr. Cardy, who is
;-ne of the most prominent Sand
hills horsemen in the winter sea
son, the two thoroughbreds were
Youth Injured,
School Principal
Killed In Wreck
The Rev. J. W. McLaughlin, 43,
not put into the sewer system
such as water for lawns and gar-
uciis, and also for meters to meas
ure water from a supply other
than the town supply, which goes
into the sewer system as from a
well or other private supply.
Views Heard
Negro school principM and ' sparsely attended public
preacher from Wagram, was kill- bearing Tuesday night, before the
ed and Theodore (Teddy) Carring
ton, 17, of Aberdeen, Route 1,
full membership of the council,
n.ost of the oppcsition to the pro-
near Adder, was seriously injured came from out-of-town
in a car-truck collision Saturday Property owners. In-town object
morning at the intersection of U.S.' 'rig residents were owners of rent-
No. 15 highway and the Camp al or hctel properties using large
Mackall and Adder road. The in- amounts of water, who said that
tersection is in Hoke County near their increased water bills with
the Moore County Line, a few sewer charge added, would more
miles south of Aberdeen. than offset a proposed reduction
McLaughlin’s wife and their 14- ' property taxes by about 20 per
year-old niece, Annie Neal Gil-^cent.
ge^; from bombing to which this! (Continued on S 41°
area might hp ciihiontoi-; I a on Rage 4)
Blue Will Head
MareL Of Dimes
area might be subjected through
its proximity, according to jet-
pis ne standards, from the Savan
nah Fiver atomic plant, as well as
the five largest cities cf the state,
named as target areas.
In describing the civil defense
The Chamber recommends also
a. full holiday weekend for the
stores and their employees next
week. It is anticipated that there
will be a general shutdown of all
’ weic iiiece, Annie INeai Gll-
about 30 days before they are
shipped to Southern Pines and
are placed in the care of Mickey
Walsh, who has been training
Cardy horses. The Cardys’ red
and yellow vans are expected to
organization of which he is the Mnnrp r -“UHer, chairman of the
head, General Arnold emphasized!?^?
that, whereas the county' ^’Vstem ® Foundation
was well-established, difficulties' the appointment
had been encountered in ahnost
every individual community. It
except the mcst essential busi-lleave Mcunt Vernon Fawn for
nesses next Friday, Saturday and j Southern Pines early in January.
Sunday—December 25 through 27 | Mr. Walsh now has Sun Show-
Paul C. Butler, chairman of the —Southern Pines as throughout' er, the Cardy horse that won $34 -
the State snd nation. i (Continued on Page 4) ’ ’
Legion Will Sponsor
Dance Saturday Night
The Sandhills Post, American
Legion, will sponsor a square
mercnanxs me
in? A® start-I bank will be open Christmas Eve
has been very hard, he said, to
persuade people that civil defense
important and they must be
willing to beet their share of the
work. Block leaders, in particular,
whC' are the keystone of the whole
(Continued on Page 4)
Bank To Be Open
On Christmas Eve
The Citizens Bank and Trust
Co. will be closed December 25
and 26, it was announced today.
To accommodate merchants the
ino Q+ n -n J— V, I ^ v-nrisimas live
Program For Needy Advances
Home on New York Avenue op-
Set mLe VFwZ^tTf""®’^ office or will b^e
Zv n?gFt f i ®‘P if the post is notified.
to prepare Christmas Barrels put by the post in gro-
askets of food, toys and gifts for eery and variety stores, in which
delivery to needy families of this foocTor toy gifts may be Maced by
choppers, Ivl filling up! hTmaZ
cheer pro- more of all items are needed^
gram, said this week. j Shoppers are asked to take note
Several checks to help the post of the barrels and fill them this
of H. Clifton Blue of Aberdeen as
chairman of the annual polio fund
drive, to be held in January.
This will be Mr. Blue’s lltl
yeir as “March of Dimes” cam
paign chairman. Closing a decadi
of service to this important cause
he offered his resignation a few
weeks ago but was induced t:
continue for another year, the
chapter chairman said.
“In view of the experience he
has gained, which serves us sc
well, and the fine organization
of workers which he can call on
almost 100 per cent, each year
we simply could not let him gc
at this time when a great concert
ed drive may actually bring abou^
the long-sought victory over
polio,” Mr. Butler declared.
Opening the 1954 campaign will
be the dinner for chapter officials
(Continued on Page 4)
school principals 1953 Chevrolet for the 1954-’55 fiscal year is a
4-door sedan, were injured but not cempanion measure to the sewer
seriously All involved were tak-i rental charge to which th- coun-
®n to Moore County Hospital:cil is pledged, so far as it is able
^ budget for the
tient this week with a severe con- next year is made up toward the
cussion and chest injuries. He was lend of the current fiscal yS!'
»
A
reported improving today. Mc
Laughlin died at 11 a.m. about
three hours after the wreck.
According to the report of State
Highway Patrolman W. T. Herbin
of Raeford, who investigated, the
Carrington youth was driving a
953 Chevrolet pickup truck en-
ering the intersection, headed
last, from the Camp Mackall and
tddor road] McLaughlin was
riving north on 15.
Both the car and the truck, said
next June 30.
First spokesman at the hearing
Tuesday night was Charles Sad
ler, manager of the Park View
Hotel, who estimated that the
sewer charge would cost the Park
View about $130 per year more,
allowing for a 20 per cent reduc
tion in property tax.
■‘Business is not increasing
mough to take care of all these
costs that keep piling up,” Mr.
Sadler said. “These things will
(Continued on Page d)
Elks Party Is
mm
estigation of the collision has not
been completed and that no
harges have ^been preferred,
loweveiyhe said, it is “more than
’kely” that further investigation W/’^ J 1
vili lead to charges. Wednesday
Carrington is the son of Mrs. ''
'essie Carrington of near Adder
ind the late Robert Carrington,
le is a student at Aberdeen High
Ichool and has worked part-time
or the A&P store here recently
defray expense of the 50 or more
baskets to be delivered, at a cost
of $4 to $6 per basket have come
m during the past week. Further
contributions will be welcome.
Hall said, as funds are needed to
complete the program.
week in the spirit of Christmas.
Two trucks have been promised
by the local National Guprd Bat
tery to help deliver the baskets on
Christmas Eve
YEW Santa Party
Slated Sunday
The annual Santa Claus party
given by John Boyd Post, Veter
ans of Foreign Wars, will be held
at the Post Home on New York
Avenue Sunday afternoon, start
ing at 2:30 o’clock, Louis Scheip-
ers, Jr., commander, announces.
Staged for families and friends
of post members, the party can
entertain about 150 children and
r~
post is cooperating ........... auuu. ruu enuaren ana
Some used toys have been giv-I Denar ^ Welfare I all other children are welcome to
en to the post, where they are^e- I families Attenti(!n'^?i^'”an the post home to ac-
paired and w 11 ■ P“'^“ies. Attentipn is called to a'commodate them
toskets to famUii wito Sildren ' JromaS°h * Christmas Cheer j Ralph Kleinspehn, who was an
but more are neeLT T^vi and over the coun- ' enthusiastically received Santa
I form again in this role.
MEMBERS planning the Christmas Ball spon
sored by the Moore County Hospital Auxiliary, to be held at the
Pine Needles Country Club December 29, are shown here as they
met at the home of Mrs. Lawrence Johnson at Aberdeen. Pro-
ceeds of the event \^ill go to further the work of the Auxiliary at
the hospital. Mrs. John Ponzer is chairman of the ticket sale in
outhern Pines and other Auxiliary members also have tickets
for sale.
Front row, left to right: Mrs. Lawrence Johnson, general chair
man; Mrs. James Tufts, Mrs. Hoke Pollock and Mrs. Roy McMil
lan; second row, same order: Mrs. John Ponzer, Mrs. W. F. Hol-
l^ter, Mrs. Harold Peck, Miss Laura Kelsey and Mrs. J. S. Hiatt.
Other members of the committee not in the photo are: Mrs. Wil-
Tuf™ Bui'veU, Jr., Mrs. Voit Gilmore,
Mrs. John Zelie, Mrs. John Ostrom, Mrs. H. A. Page, Jr., and
Mrs. Paul Butler. (p^o^ staff Photo)
Schools To Close
Today, Open Jan. 4
Southern Pines s?;hools will
3lose at noon today (Friday) for
the Christmas holidays, to reopen
January 4, Supt. A. C. Dawson,
Jr., reports. The annual Christ
inas program for elementary and
high schools will be held at 11
a.m. today in Weaver Auditorium.
The Glee Club will sing and stu
dents will, if they wish, contribute
a gift of food for distribution to
needy persons. West Southern
Pines schools will observe the
same holiday vacation schedule.
CORRECTION
Through error the address
—SANFORD— was omitted
from the Penney Store ad on
page 16.
One of the highlights of the
holiday season, the annual Christ
mas party for children given by
‘he Southern Pines "Elks Lodge,
will be held at the Country Club
Wednesday, December 23, from 2
to 5 p.m., it was announced today.
Ml children are welcome. There
will be presents and candy for aU.
If transportation to the Country
Club is not available, parents are
asked to call 2-8911 or bring chil-
Iren to the fire house on New
Hampshire Avenue.
TO PUBLISH EARLY
For the convenience of
readers and staff. The Pilot
plans to publish Wednesday
of next week, December 23.
Advertisers and correspond
ents are asked to have their
copy in early — preferably
Monday—to insure that it
will appeu in next week's pa
per. Because of the Wednes
day publication, most readers
of The Pilot will have the pa
per one full shopping day be
fore Christmas.